Global Supply Chain Specialist

ICHOR Systems Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ICHOR Systems Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking a Supply Chain Specialist with broad experience in procurement, commodity management, strategic sourcing, and supplier development. The role demands proficiency across multiple disciplines and a track record of driving improvements in a complex supply chain.

You will lead supplier alignment to the global supply strategy, manage key partners, coordinate RFQs, monitor KPIs, and ensure capacity, lead times, and compliance across ERP/PLM systems.

Qualifications

• Experience across procurement, commodity management and related functions.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to drive continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of contract manufacturing and global commodity strategies.

Responsibilities

• Aligns supplier selection with global supply strategy and approved supplier list.
• Manages key supplier and outsourcing relationships, costs and product transfers.
• Defines sourcing contracts and ensures flow-down requirements and capacity.
• Works with suppliers to improve scorecards and KPIs.
• Ensures adequate supply chain capacity and coordinates forecasts.
• Maintains DDMRP programs and ERP system setup.
• Leads continuous improvement across the global supply chain.
• Drives process improvements and resolves complex supply chain issues.
• Ensures NPI BOM items are purchased on lead time and coordinates RFQs.
• Coordinates PO tracking and ECO analysis for new products.
• Establishes plans for supply risk mitigation and cost optimization.

Skills

Procurement

Commodity management

Strategic sourcing

Supplier development

Planning

Program management

Master scheduling

Factory engineering

NPI planning

Education

Bachelor degree in business or Engineering

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

Teamcenter

ERP

Power BI

Job description

We prefer candidates with experience across multiple operational disciplines, such as Commodity Management or Procurement. The ideal candidate will have extensive expertise in at least two of the following areas: procurement, commodity management, strategic sourcing, supplier development, planning, program management, master scheduling, and factory engineering.

Job Responsibilities:

Drives alignment of supplier selection to global supply strategy and the approved supplier list

Manages key supplier and outsource integration partner relationships, cost optimization, product transfers / launches

Defines sourcing contracts / supply agreements and ensures appropriate contractual agreements are in place addressing flow down requirements, capacity, cost, and commercial requirements

Works with suppliers on improving Scorecards and KPIs

Ensures adequate capacity exists in the supply chain for components of assigned products, coordinates forecasts, ensures end of life requirements are flowed down

Maintain DDMRP (Demand Driven MRP) programs such as Kanban and safety stock replenishment contracts inclusive of analyzing and updating quantities, maintaining proper ERP system set up, keeping applicable contractual liabilities and amendments current, mitigating Ichor’s liability, resolving delivery discrepancies, providing forecasts to suppliers and ensuring suppliers are performing to contractual service levels

Supply Chain Project Management

Identifies or is assigned to lead continuous improvement opportunities across the global supply chain

Drives process improvements and resolves complex supply chain issues (using methodology such as 8D report, etc.)

Ensure NPI BOM items are purchased at lead time through, coordinating demand load with Business Units and Planning (MRP, Independent demand or Indirect Purchase Requisitions)

Provides sourcing direction and coordinates RFQ packages with the support of Buyers and Global Supply Managers

Coordinates PO tracking through Buyers

ECO analysis, approval, and coordination of implementation to the supply chain for new products

Establish plans for supply risks mitigation, eg. identify floor stocks, Safety stocks, VMI / Kanban , long lead time mitigation plans

Benchmarks and drives cost reduction plans and actions with assigned suppliers

Derives plans and methods for optimizing the costs associated with a products value chain

Job Requirements:

Minimum 5 years’ experience in supply chain, commodity management or NPI related function & 10 years operations experience preferred

Bachelor degree in business or Engineering. MBA preferred

Strong understanding of contract manufacturing environment and management of global commodity strategies through a third-party provider

Proven record of managing and driving Continuous Process Improvement activities. Strong analytical skills, ability to identify root cause for action/resolution

Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

Strong leader, self-motivated, proactive, detail oriented, hands-on and results driven.

Good knowledge of aspects of purchasing, supplier selection, cost analysis and negotiation, planning, master scheduling and program management

Work independently in fast paced environment

Contract management, negotiation and implementation experience

Ability to concisely communicate escalations, requirements and issues to suppliers, stakeholders, peers and upper management with clarity

Experience working in ERP & PLM systems; SAP and Team Center preferred, Intermediate:

Word processing/typing, presentation/PowerPoint/Power BI

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Chemicals & Plastics Manufacturing 101-1,000 employees

Ichor offers world-class process engineering, manufacturing, materials management, and testing capabilities. Our 2,500+ employees worldwide are strategically located to provide our customers with the highest level of customer service and support from our program management, sales, engineering, and executive management teams.

Ichor Systems is an equal opportunity employer (EOO) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Ichor offers world-class process engineering, manufacturing, materials management, and testing capabilities. Our 2,500+ employees worldwide are strategically located to provide our customers with the highest level of customer service and support from our program management, sales, engineering, and executive management teams.

Ichor Systems is an equal opportunity employer (EOO) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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